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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s easy to overuse glance! It’s such a great word

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Alex Is Writing @alexfromawen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LesFicFri Apparently 'glance' is one of my over-used words, so it was hard to narrow down. Went with a somewhat vague snip of Capt Hook supervising her crew in the midst of a downpour. #SapphicSnips #WriteSky #WritingSnippet

Just as I began drumming my fingers on the railing, someone, Payne by the sound of his voice, called out from the bow, “Eyes starboard!”

“How many?”

“Um…four…no, maybe five?” Payne calls but didn’t sound sure and I frowned.

I looked towards him to gauge his position on the deck and where he was looking and called out, “Adeola.”

Our sharpshooter, a gorgeous lanky woman from Botswana, nodded once and sprinted through the rain to Payne’s side, raising her ridiculously long rifle and peering down its scope. A second later, she called, “Counting five. Maybe a killy an’ a half out.”

“Shot?” I inquired.

A beat, then Adeola replied, “Nah, no shot. They’ve people with ‘em.”

Beanie and I shared a glance. “Pitits?” I asked in response.

Another tense beat and Adeola called, “Nah, they look grown. One of ‘em’s carrying bags.”

“Delivery,” Beanie said, and I gave him a terse nod. They were early this year.

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Friday #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Today’s theme is ****GLANCE**** Who’s doing some GLANCING in your story? 👀😍🤩

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Xenia Onatopp's Intense Glance

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 02/10/2026

#LesFicFri "glance" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions

"And once you were all estranged from the Navy, their choices opened up again. I'm sure if any of them wanted to desert you after your turn to piracy, they would have abandoned the Paxos at the next port. But how many people have left your service since that day?"

Finally, that hard tick in her jaw eased off, and there was the hint of caving in for a moment in her downwards glance. "None."

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#lesficfri #lesfic #sapphic Well, this one was difficult. It's like collecting ice from an Eskimo. Too much choice to pick from. But here is one from The Golden Gladiatrix.

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I totally have too many glances!

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Tomorrow's theme is ****GLANCE**** Is anyone tossing a quick GLANCE around in your story? Or maybe an evil GLANCE? or just shyly GLANCING away? Share with us! 👀🤩😍😎

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Nina Fairweather @ninafairweather.com · 25/09/2026

A bit from a witchy slice of life story that might see the light someday #LesFicFri

She slowed. "Are you sure you want to be seen with me?"

She turned away, but I took a step to stay in her vision. "Whoa, hey." She looked up, her eyes shiny. "Everyone here gives me the cold shoulder because I’m new. Now I’m supposed to hate the cute girl who’s been nice and made me happy?" I shook my head and smiled. "Nah. Besides, I don’t care what anyone else says. I like to find things out for myself."

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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri The brain's ready for *happy* thoughts. Sapphic romance/? WIP ~2nd MC's POV #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic

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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri Unsure how far East Faygo Pop was sold, but this MI girl was *happy* with an icy-cold Rock 'n Rye. Sapphic romance/? WIP ~1st MC's POV #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic

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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri Being a teen with enough money back in the day to rescue horses would've made me *happy*. Western w/sapphic romance series #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic

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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri Even without a surprise invite from a smitten Dinah, Maddy would've wished her a *happy* birthday. Women's Fiction w/sapphic romance series #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic

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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri "HAPPY" Well, nobody is exactly happy - but this is the first time Veronica has stood up to the Housekeeper. From THE TASTE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 2 of VERONICA'S LIFE

#LesFicFri "HAPPY"

“Since we have Mademoiselle Vionnet staying until Sunday, we must provide an evening’s entertainment tonight. I have invited Lady Katherine, and she will be coming with her youngest daughters.”

“Lady Katherine?”

“Well, she is going to be my mother-in-law,” said Veronica. “And also Signora Martaci.”

Mrs Jenkins did not look happy.

“Is there a problem with that, Mrs Jenkins?”

“Since you ask, Miss Clifford-Hughes, that woman is an artist and a _foreigner_.”

“I am well aware, and she is bringing Mrs Cooper of Inglewood Manor.”

“I suppose that’s better.”

Veronica frowned. “I do not require your approval, Mrs Jenkins, my only concern is that the meal will be appropriate for my guests. Can Cook deal with this on such short notice?”

From THE TASTE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 2 of VERONICA'S LIFE

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The woman clustered around the barrels. They held goblets and began to accept wine from the servants. “Don’t they know the countess plans to feed on them?” Blair asked. “They won’t remember. They will become so drunk that everything becomes a blur.”

Hester sashayed up to the table where Blair and Nadia sat, two goblets sloshing in her hands.
“Are you not joining us Blair? These acts of generosity are so rare. We should enjoy them.”
“No offer for Nadia?” Blair asked.
Hester ignored the question. “The countess will be upset if you don’t drink. You’re the new girl, after all. She won’t be happy if you abstain. And when she isn’t happy, we girls suffer.”
Blair looked at Nadia, who nodded.
“You think I need to do this to prevent the countess from hurting some of you?”
Hester grinned and nodded. Blair looked back to Nadia.
“She’s right,” Nadia sighed. “Go. They won’t tolerate me here.”

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Blue Sonja @licoricemint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#lesficfri #licoriceandmint #QueerWriters #sapphic #lesfic #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts From One Bad Tuesday: Ch. 9 - You Pull Back the Curtain archiveofourown.org/series/3436765

An impulse came up in Vola’s mind, and she swallowed it with great effort. It’s not about you, Vee. It’s about her, and Waffles. “If…if you wanted, maybe then you could take Waffles and ask with Zaya or Tiff if you could stay with them for the last two weeks. And I can stay in the apartment. Or…” she paused, then made herself continue, “maybe see if Ceres is around and if you could s-stay with her.” As soon as she’d said Ceres’ name, Vola wished she could take it back, but wasn't it worth it to have Nat sleep in safety? Wasn’t she just being….selfiish? The thought left her twisted inside beyond words, but if Nat really wanted to…to sleep next to someone else...then Vola should be happy for her. Right?

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Alexa Milne @alexamilneauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#lesficfri - today's word is happy. This is from my f/f novel Of Dungarees, Wellies, and Wedding Dresses. books2read.com/OfDWWD

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thx for the bday wishes! 🤗

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Alex Is Writing @alexfromawen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OCEAN!! Today, we have Princess Eva, not so much lying to herself as being confronted with a relative stranger knowing her business and responding with a very mature 'nuh uh!', from my unnamed political fantasy WIP. #WriteSky #SapphicSnips #SapphicFiction

“Please don’t be offended, Arlo, when I say the details about my apparent engagement, and why it upset me, are matters I’d really prefer not to share presently.”

Arlo stared at me for a long moment, aqua-coloured eyes boring into me thoughtfully, before he finally inquired, “Is it ‘cause you’re only attracted to women?”

My brows rose to my hairline and I sputtered, “I beg your pardon?”

I wanted to wipe the irritatingly satisfied grin that he gave in response from his smug face. “Tell me I’m wrong.”

“You’re wrong!” I insisted without hesitation, leaning forward and resting my elbows on my knees. “I’m attracted to men. Of course I’m attracted to men. Who told you otherwise?” I looked at Blaire who shook her head, seemingly trying to suppress her bemusement, before returning my gaze to Arlo. “Do you need proof? I could kiss you…I’ll kiss you right now.” It was not my most dignified moment. I was only happy my mother was not there to see me.

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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#lesficfri A happy moment that comes out of a moment of anger.

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Agree! Hope you both recovered completely!

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Friday #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Today’s theme is ****HAPPY**** Why not share some HAPPINESS happening in your stories? 😊🤩☺️

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Ada Vox is So Happy! Queen Of The Universe

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 25/09/2026

#LesFicFri "happy" Sure you are, Daphne 😔 from The First Mate and the Dryad's Daughter 🦜 💚 🌴 currently first drafting

Below, the sea sucked at the side of the ship, inescapable. Straight, to her left, and to her right, there was no sign of home. She charged over to the other side of the deck and looked there too. "Wow, we've gotten so far from Antea already."

"Like I said, we let you sleep in."

Daphne sighed, and let the wistful spell of homesickness flee from her. It was only a little feeling. Really, she was happy. "Right then. Carry on."

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Sorry I missed last week! I was suprised w/a get-a-way for my birthday Thurs. and forgot about posting 😵‍💫 Tomorrow's theme is ****HAPPY**** A simple word that can carry big emotions, whether someone is HAPPY or...not! Share some HAPPINESS happening in your story! 😀

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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 11/09/2026

#LesFicFri "REGRET" Context: Eftena (Effie) never speaks. From THE DRAGON OF WATER by Steve Turnbull, Book 3 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND #sapphic #lesFic #writingCommunity #wlw #writing #reading

#LesFicFri "REGRET"

Eftena raised an eyebrow.

“Why are you being awkward?”

The anger emanating from the goddess did not require the ability to perceive magic to be a very physical force.

“But—”

Eftena stamped her foot. Pointed at herself and then the building.

“Mistress, we are being observed. Internal dissent does not aid our bargaining position.”

“Not everything is a trade, Yelantera!”

Miralees regretted shouting the moment the words were out of her mouth.

Never argue in front of the audience.

She sighed. “Very well, Effie, but I am not happy about it.”

She turned to Copper. “Take Stupid up on top of the building. We’re going inside for a while. Wait for us and be ready to come if we call.”

From THE DRAGON OF WATER by Steve Turnbull, Book 3 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hello Friday sapphics, For this weeks #lesficfri, I have one from my manuscript. Topic - Regret Story - Two Lies and the Truth Between Them

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#lesficfri ***REGRET*** Beverly usually doesn't flirt like a cactus, but Clara's different. #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #FLBC #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #LesFic

Not that spending time with Clara was unpleasant. She had looked for excuses to spend time with her, but every time she did, Clara left her unnerved. Beverly knew the longer they spent together, the more likely she was to say something regrettable. That’s just how she was around Clara; her mouth moved before her brain could catch up.
Perhaps Lucy and Cèilidh were right about how she behaved around Clara. Then again, everyone else in the book club seemed to have seen right through her, so why hadn’t Clara?
Beverly had spent weeks making a fool of herself flirting with Clara—or trying to.
And that was another thing. Why was flirting with Clara like deciphering hieroglyphics? With any other women, it was simple. A wink and a smile usually got the message across. With Clara, Beverly either stared like an idiot or avoided eye contact entirely.
Mel Waverly - The First Lesbian Book Club, chapter 28

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#LesFicFri *regret* Straight facts from Irene. #sapphic #lesfic

Irene stared for a few more seconds before shifting to sit up straighter. “That’s not how it works.” She pointed to her husband of twenty years. “This one is my third. I was in love with the first one. And the second. They took everything I had.” Irene’s voice carried the same tone as your favourite gym teacher assigned to sex ed – straight facts laced with the regret of learning through experience. “Youth. Looks. Faith in humanity.” Irene lifted her glass to that last one. “This one at least gave me something back.”

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 11/09/2026

#LesFicFri "regret" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions

Geni latched onto the small amount of interest nonetheless, regretting it even as she did, her ramble carrying her to places she hadn't intended. "I suppose it helped of course that I'd been through it myself, twice. I knew how it gave me mood swings. Sometimes I felt like the most beautiful creature on Ao Rakona, burgeoning with life. Other times I felt so tired and glum, and bloated, and ugly ..."

"You could never be—" Kallista began, then stopped. After a breath, she met Geni's eyes. Geni felt she could almost read the thought behind her eyes: too late to leave it unsaid. "You could never be ugly, Doctor Philistos."

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy Thur #lesficfri 🤗 Tomorrow's theme is ****REGRET**** Is someone in your story having REGRETS? me singing: "REGRETS...I have a few, but then again, too few to mention..." lalaaaa laaa 🎶 😜😬😩😥😵

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#lesficfri ***FREE*** Julie's a little slow on the up take. Thankfully, Jenn's there to gently point out the obvious for her. #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #ATWRU #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #LesFic

“I always assumed you were bi. Why do you think I was hitting on you?”
“This is news to me.”
“Which part?”
“Um, all of it,” Julie said, her voice edged with hesitation and confusion.
“Babe, I literally asked you out. We were, like, making out, going on dates—your words, not mine—dinners and movies, and our sleepovers may not have ended with sex, but it’s not like you were sleeping on my couch either. If that’s not dating, what was it?”
“Free drinks from pervy bartenders with a girl-on-girl fetish?” Julie deflected.
Jenn clutched her heart in faux offence. “I’m totally aggrieved you don’t think of me as your ex-lover.”
Mel Waverly - These Words Remain Unsaid, Chapter 12

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 04/09/2026

#LesFicFri "free" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions

She stopped at the door, hand on the frame, and looked over her shoulder. "And actually, Captain? The rest of the crew might have gone free, if things were different. But I'm sure the people you freed on Erapetra would feel differently. And if you'd never helped them, then you would have never have been in the right place and the right time to help me. So I for one am grateful you did what you did."

Kallista nodded more solemnly at that than Geni had expected. Geni hurriedly shut the door, scared she'd outstayed her welcome, and played the wrong notes with those last flirtations.

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy Fri #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Today's theme is ****FREE**** Who is writing about someone feeling FREE from something these days? 🆓⛓️‍💥🕊️

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Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) Says You're Free

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Tomorrow's theme is ****FREE**** A character could crave to be FREE from someone, a bad habit, a terrible job...or they could be a FREE spirit. Is there someone in your story who wants FREEDOM? ⛓️💔🛩️ 🆓

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Blue Sonja @licoricemint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#lesficfri #licoriceandmint #QueerWriters #sapphic #lesfic #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts From One Bad Tuesday Ch. 10 - We All Fall Down archiveofourown.org/series/3436765

The street swam in Vola’s eyes. And in her view, rapidly growing smaller, was the swatch of purple and white hair and black denim. Walking away from her. Leaving her.

Don’t g– but the thought was too painful and the lump in her throat seemed to close off the rest. Forcing a shaky exhale, Vola looked at the sky, blinking rapidly until her vision cleared. Then, she cleared her throat. Her hands shook as she grasped the door handle.

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy Fri #lesficfri! Two worlds colliding cannot be good for either of them! But the result that is left afterwards... well, that could lead to something special. (from Heart's Claim, my sapphic shifter romance) books2read.com/u/4AABOo issy-waldrom.itch.io/heart

The cover of Heart's Claim by Issy Waldrom, with the excerpt:

Another flicker, another flash of red in the sky, Elara keeling over in pain, her hands on her ears, as the edges between the worlds scraped at each other. She could feel them both move as something was suddenly violently torn apart, and then nothing. Just quietness.

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Blue Sonja @licoricemint.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#lesficfri #licoriceandmint #QueerWriters #sapphic #lesfic #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts From One Bad Tues Tuesday: Ch 1 - The Quiet Hours archiveofourown.org/series/3436765

“Cooked last night. Tonight I was only planning on going to bed early. Maybe making sure my vibrator worked.” She purred into Ceres’ ear. “Of course I can always test it another night.” She tried to ignore the strange look Mike gave them in passing and ran her finger across the thin blue webbing between the Sea-Elf’s fingers.

Ceres nuzzled against her cheek. “Ya know…I’m kinda tired too. Early bedtime sounds wonderful. I haven’t eaten yet. I could do with a light dinner. Something toasted.” She chuckled and pulled away. “You’re welcome to join me, after you take a shower.”

Nat grinned. “I could head back to my place but…” A deep kiss cut her off, as Ceres pulled her in and ran her hand over the soft stubble on the back of her head. She felt the tips of her fingers trace the edge of her short mohawk.

“Perfectly good shower at my place CG.” Ceres slid off the bar stool, and tugged at the Aasimar’s hoodie. “Doing better at flirting by the way. Saved yourself from drowning there.” She waved good-bye to Mike.

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Barrows @barrows.itch.io · 28/08/2026

I dream of adding more mentions of dreams to this story later--as is, I'll have to make do with one of the places the girls visit, a gossamer den called the House of Waking Dreams. #lesficfri

The open air welcomes them both, heavy with silence. The city is beginning to recover after the storm; from the corner of her eyes, Khamsin—Naeko—sees doors open, windows unbar, and the day's first footprints upon the sand.

The door to the House of Waking Dreams is a slab of thick ebony, framed by the two distinctive tahoe wings—the eponymous gossamer—that advertise the kind of establishment it is. As if the stench of burnt cuticula and wildflowers that emerged from within, and the wisps of vapor that crawl, tendril-like, across the floor did not make its purpose abundantly transparent.

It is through this door, and not the traditional layered curtains, that the two step. True to its name, the House never sleeps, and its porter, an Outsider with skin like coarse sand and long sleeves that caress the floor, welcomes them with the cold warmth of a creature roused from hibernation.

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 28/08/2026

#LesFicFri "dream" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions

Of course it was half-nonsense: shirt on one moment, miraculously gone the next; the journey from day room to cabin, vertical to horizontal, glazed over, details unnecessary to the obscene workings of dream. Kallista might have gone to sleep denying herself, but she woke in the throes of what she'd denied, and lay there in the gloam, quivering with guilty contentment.

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#LesFicFri *dream* Ellen just finished narrating this and it's so damn amazing. #sapphic #lesfic

Watching her pull it on over the shirt that was now so stretched out, she’d never be able to wear it again, Kerr admitted, “I am now.” She raked her teeth across her bottom lip. Perhaps she would stuff it and use it as a pillow until Lusa’s scent had faded. It would either prolong the heartbreak or lead to some very pleasant dream

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yes! Hate it when that happens

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